
Team USA Has Officially Made History At The Winter Olympics
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The Americans achieved history at this year's Games by bringing a number of medal droughts to an end.
The United States set a national record with 12 gold medals in this month’s Milan Cortina Olympics, two more than the prior Winter Olympics record set during the 2002 Salt Lake City Games.
The U.S. finished in second place in both gold medals (12) and total medals (33), trailing only Norway (18 golds, 41 total medals). It’s the first time the U.S. has finished in sole possession in both gold and total medals since the 1952 Oslo Olympics.
The United States finished one off its record for most total medals won in a Winter Olympics (34, set in 2002).
The historic Games was achieved through a number of American droughts coming to an end.
The U.S. men’s hockey team won gold for the first time since 1980, and the U.S. women’s hockey team won gold for just the second time since 1998.













